E. H. Butler Library - Geography and Planning Subject Guide

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Bengal Central Search - Geography Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only

America: History and Life Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Journal articles, book reviews, dissertations, and more about the U.S. and Canada from prehistory to the present.

Education Research Complete Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Indexes over 2,100 journals, with full text for over 1,200 journals, in all areas of education. Includes full text for more than 500 books and numerous education-related conference papers. Provided by SUNYConnect.

Environment Complete Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Journals and magazines covering the scientific and social aspects of environmental studies. Provided by SUNYConnect.

ERIC Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Citations and abstracts in education; also available through the U.S. Department of Education (provided by SUNYConnect).

GeoScienceWorld Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Searchable database of scholarly journals in the geosciences.

Historical Abstracts Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Periodical articles, books, and dissertations about world history from 1450 to the present, excluding the U.S. and Canada.

Sage Premier (Sage Journals Online) Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Over 450 scholarly journals in the social sciences, humanities, and health.

ScienceDirect Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Journals in the fields of science, technology, medicine, and social sciences from Elsevier Science and other publishers.

Taylor and Francis Journals Online Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Scholarly journals in many subject areas. Full text of articles is available for more than 1200 of the 1700 journals covered.

Web of Science Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Search for citations to scholarly journal articles in all subject areas. Conduct cited reference searches for articles that cite a previously published work. (1970 - present)

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Reference Books: Geography
An active catalog link for reference books in this subject. Reference books are located in the Information Commons room (map).

A to Z Maps Online Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Thousands of proprietary, royalty-free world, continent, country, and state maps. Includes political, physical, outline, population, precipitation, climate, and other thematic maps.

Earth and Environmental Sciences: Oxford Reference Online Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Academic dictionaries and reference books; includes geography sources.

Geography: Encyclopedias (Gale Virtual Reference Library) Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Academic encyclopedias and reference sources.

Geography: Sage Reference Online Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Academic encyclopedias and reference books.

Global Road Warrior Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Information about all countries of the world. Includes topics such as business culture, society and culture, communications, travel essentials, climate, maps, essential terms, and much more.

JSTOR Plant Science Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Database of over 800,000 type specimens, paintings, drawings, taxonomic structures, and supporting materials covering plants from across the globe. This growing collection will eventually exceed 2.2 million specimens.

American Factfinder
A quick entry into U.S. Census information, with Fact Sheets available for cities/towns, zip codes, counties, and states, including population, housing, economic, and geographic data.

CountryWatch Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
News and information on countries of the world.

International Data Base (IDB)
Many demographic indicators for countries and regions of the world with a population of over 5,000. Includes birth, death, growth, and migration rates, infant mortality, life expectancy, fertility rates, and population information. From the U.S. Census Bureau.

National Atlas of the United States: Map Maker
An interactive site where users can create maps using layers based on national data sets.

New York State Data Center
Statistics on New York State. Home page includes the section "Quick Links / Most Popular Stats." Additional menu options feature links to New York State Population and Housing Data, Economic Data, and more. Hosted by the Empire State Development Office.

OFFSTATS: Official Statistics on the Web
Links to official international statistical sources organized by country, region, and topic.

Population Reference Bureau Datafinder
Data on population, education, economics, health, and more for U.S. states and countries of the world.

Regional Knowledge Network
Data, maps, and statistics about Western New York and Southern Ontario, from the University at Buffalo's Regional Institute.

Statistics and Indicators on Women and Men
A United Nations Web site that provides the latest statistics and indicators on women and men in six categories: population, families, health, education, work, and political decision making.

U.S. Census
Home page for the Bureau of the Census.

United States Historical Census Browser
Statistical information on the state and county levels from the U. S. Population of Census and Housing, 1790 to 1960.

USA Counties
Census Bureau site with data and statistics on counties in the U.S.

World Data Analyst Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Fact sheet on every country, plus many statistics and customizable country comparison statistics.

CIA World Factbook
Comprehensive source with facts and statistics about the history, people, government, economy, geography, and more, of over 250 countries and locations. From the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency.

E-book Collections ^ Back to Top ^

ebrary Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Thousands of full-text, academic-level e-books covering many subject areas.

Ebsco eBook Collection Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Search the contents of thousands of books online. Formerly known as netLibrary.

netLibrary (see Ebsco eBook Collection) Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only

Springerlink Books Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Full-text academic-level electronic books covering many topics. The 18,000 books available to Buffalo State users are indicated by a green button. When searching you may have to use “Filter These Results” feature and choose the “Content Type” option to retrieve books.

Google Books
Search the full text of millions of books - some books include previews, partial content, or full content. Includes over 130,000 public domain books.

Hathi Trust Digital Library (E-books)
Listings of over five million books, with over 800,000 public domain books available in full text electronically. Designed for scholarly research. Sponsored by the Committee on Institutional Cooperation.

Online Books Page
Hosted by the University of Pennsylvania Library, this page is a directory of links to the full text of thousands of electronic books available on the Internet.

Web Sites ^ Back to Top ^

Color Landform Atlas of the US
Atlas organized by state with shaded relief maps, county maps, satellite images, maps from 1895, and links to external sites with geographic information.

Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN)

Data and information about the Great Lakes and St Lawrence River region. Topics covered include tourism, the environment, education, economy, and more. Provided by a partnership of governmental agencies and independent organizations from Canada and the U.S.

Digital Collections of the Harvard College Library
Thousands of digitized historical photographs, pamphlets, manuscripts, books, music scores, rare maps and other rare and unique materials from the Harvard College Library. More than twenty unique collections are included. The vast majority of the images are freely available online for public access.

Environment and Energy (E&E) Publishing Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
News coverage and reports of environmental and energy politics and policy. Suite of services includes Environment & Energy Daily, E&E News PM, Greenwire, Climatewire, Land Letter.

Films On Demand Campus Faculty, Staff and Students only
Over 7,000 academic-level educational streaming videos covering most subject areas, from Films Media Group.

Geosource
Web resources for human geography, physical geography, planning, geoscience, and environmental science.

Learner.org
Streaming videos on many topics for educators at all grade levels. Many videos are available for free, and have a "VoD" designation. From Annenberg Media.

Librarians' Internet Index: Geography
A searchable annotated directory of Internet resources.

Map History and History of Cartography
A wide ranging site with information on early maps and how to learn about them. A section includes a list of Images of Early Maps on the Web.

National Geographic
Includes a variety of links related to mapping, geography, and education.

New York Geographic Alliance (NYGA)
Site of an organization that promotes geography education, from the kindergarten through university level, within New York State. Includes links to geography teaching tips, recommended links for teachers, and more.

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
This well-known site from the University of Texas Libraries features more than 5,000 online map images and links to other cartographic resources.

UNEP: Atlas of Our Changing Environment
An interactive site from the United Nations Environment Programme with information about natural and man-made changes to the planet. Contains aerial/satellite map images, comparing the same location over time.

UNFPA: State of World Population
Annual reports about worldwide population, health, and socioeconomic issues. Some reports feature statistics and indicators for many countries. From the United Nations Population Fund.

United Nations Cartographic Section
A collection of general, thematic, and peacekeeping maps along with links to related sites.

Worldmapper: The World as You've Never Seen It
The site's creators say these maps "are equal area cartograms, otherwise known as density-equalising maps. The cartogram re-sizes each territory according to the variable being mapped." Over 200 countries are included in the 700 maps, available in categories such as cause of death, communication, education, manufacturers, pollution, population, poverty, violence, wealth, and more.

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American Memory Map Collections
From the Geography and Map Division of the Library of Congress, these digital maps cover seven categories: cities and towns, conservation and environment, discovery and exploration, cultural landscapes, military battles and campaigns, and transportation and communication.

GIS Gateway
U.S. Census Bureau gateway to many Geographic Information Systems resources.

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Provides imagery and geospatial information in support of U.S. military forces, national policy users, and civil users.

U.S. Census Bureau Maps and Cartographic Resources
Maps and other geographic resources including TIGER Mapping Service which provides high-quality, detailed maps of anywhere in the United States using public geographic data.

USGS Geography
Features a variety of links including educational resources.

Local Resources ^ Back to Top ^

Department of Geography and Planning at Buffalo State

Erie County Internet Mapping Project
Prepare maps on a variety of topics using this GIS interactive resource. View, overlay, and print maps of local highways, parks, property parcels, flood plains, and school districts.

University Libraries Map Collection
The map collection at the University at Buffalo, the largest in Western New York, covers all regions of the world with emphasis on New York State, the United States, and Canada.

Professional Organizations ^ Back to Top ^

American Geographical Society

Association for Geographic Information

Association of American Geographers

National Council for Geographic Education

Society of Cartographers